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  1. Suggestions on career routes?

    sjalv replied to Jkadkins's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OR nurses don't get to do a whole lot. You just get things for the people in the sterile field, answer the phone, blah blah. Of course you manage time outs and ensure that sterility is being...

  2. Beyond Motivated

    sjalv replied to AnGB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Great to see that you have motivation. You will need it! (slightly tongue-in-cheek) I'm a 2nd semester nursing student and I am hanging on by the skin of my teeth like many of my classmates. It is not...

  3. Is it worthwhile to become a CNA before going to nursing school?

    sjalv replied to little-chick2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got my CNA before I applied to nursing school. It helped me get in because our school goes off a 'point' system and being a CNA/EMT/HHA gave you a point. I did not work as one, but I feel like just...

  4. Why can't I do everything a RN does as a LPN? We should be equal.

    sjalv replied to SweetPoo's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes, because that is what the President does. What have I been thinking all these years? This might be condescending which I don't really care if it is, but I pray (and I'm not even religious, but...

  5. Is there really a nursing shortage?

    sjalv replied to hoppingpete's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The general idea is that the only areas where nurses are in demand are places no one wants to

  6. What age did you complete your BSN or ASN?

    sjalv replied to mee9mee9's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I will be 20 when I complete my

  7. Why can't I do everything a RN does as a LPN? We should be equal.

    sjalv replied to SweetPoo's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm in an ADN program and it's like $5600 for four semesters. Where on Earth are you that an ADN costs

  8. Advancing Degree

    sjalv replied to finney's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You will need your BSN before going for your MSN in most cases. Many BSN transition courses are online now and depending on what classes you have already taken (humanities, statistics, college...

  9. Why can't I do everything a RN does as a LPN? We should be equal.

    sjalv replied to SweetPoo's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Anyone who thinks that NP's are equal to Physicians in terms of clinical knowledge and education are on a serious acid trip. I say that as an RN student with plans to become an APRN of some sort. NPs...

  10. Overweight and losing!!!

    sjalv replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I worked out religiously (6 days a week) before I started nursing school and I still do this (I'm in my 2nd semester of nursing school now). It's about time management and priorities, I guess. I don't...

  11. Nursing and waitressing/food service industry

    sjalv replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    Only one person said that they feel like waitresses and I am sure it was said tongue-in-cheek. I feel like you are reading too much into the post. OP said "I think this comes in handy because you...

  12. Nursing and waitressing/food service industry

    sjalv replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think this topic is saying "get a job in a restaurant instead of a healthcare facility". I read the OP as saying, healthcare-related jobs are not easy to get, and if a student nurse is having...

  13. It's hard losing classmates...

    sjalv replied to SopranoKris's topic in General Students

    I was shadowing an RT for my Respiratory clinical day, and when we went to the ICU to do vent checks, I saw a former classmate who hadn't made it to the next semester working as an ICU tech. We said...

  14. It's hard losing classmates...

    sjalv replied to SopranoKris's topic in General Students

    I think it is strange that your friend was dismissed solely for failing (I assume a skill check off) for sterile technique. This is a skill that can be learnt with practice and should not determine...

  15. Counting Down for Spring Break

    sjalv replied to smoup's topic in General Students

    No joke. I don't care if I still have to study over the break. I just need some sort of reprieve from this barrage of

  16. It's 0100 hour..... Do you know where your sanity is?

    sjalv replied to LoriRNCM's topic in General Students

    This is me every night before an exam. "Ovarian cancer presents as abdominal distension and vague GI symptoms.", "Testicular cancer-related swellings are generally painless.", "A testicular torsion is...

  17. Getting an early start on RN to BSN classes

    sjalv replied to al11's topic in General Students

    I'm in an ASN program and like applesxoranges, I just looked at the classes that my intended RN-BSN program required. Consequently, I took College Algebra, Elementary Statistics, 6 cr of humanities,...

  18. RN or Straight to BSN?

    sjalv replied to USAFscrub's topic in General Students

    BSN means Bachelor's (degree) of Science in Nursing. People who obtain a BSN are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN exam to become an RN. ASN stands for Associate (degree) of Science in Nursing. People...

  19. Instructor won't allow us to use our own calculator for math test?

    sjalv replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Students

    Sounds like a petty complaint. We used real cheap handheld calculators for our dosage calculation tests and no one had any

  20. Nursing school stress

    sjalv replied to Caleb_RN225's topic in General Students

    Still, that means she is already a nurse and would have already gone through school and passed boards. I'm just

  21. Drug Books

    sjalv replied to sarasmith594's topic in General Students

    I use Davis for my drug book and Mosby's (Pagana & Pagana) for my lab values

  22. Nursing school stress

    sjalv replied to Caleb_RN225's topic in General Students

    Your username says you are an RN, so shouldn't you already know this? Or did you mean to ask "why do people think that nursing school is

  23. accepted to nursing school after deciding to finalize divorce

    sjalv replied to AngPartridge3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi there, just wanted to extend my sympathies to you. Sounds like you are doing the right thing though, from what you have written. I would like to reiterate what others have said which is you will...

  24. The "Art" of Skimming...

    sjalv replied to Fever4RN's topic in General Students

    This is how I utilize the required readings. I look at the class outline/lecture powerpoint, and find in my book the pathologies or diagnostic tests that are covered in the lecture. I highlight the...

  25. ADN, RNs obsolete in the future?

    sjalv replied to TMT2005's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    While the "BSN only" trend might be hitting major areas of the country like San Francisco or New York City, Oklahoma will probably be the last to jump on this train. I know many ADN RNs who have not...